wireshark: DTN infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-62)
Published Nov 17, 2016
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.58%
Description
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.1 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.7, the DTN dissector could go into an infinite loop, triggered by network traffic or a capture file. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dtn.c by checking whether SDNV evaluation was successful.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.0.6
- 2.0.7
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.1
Configuration 2
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.58% (0.01582) | 74.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.58% (0.01582) | 72.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.48% (0.01481) | 79.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.71% (0.02709) | 76.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.48% (0.01481) | 79.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00300) | 70.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00300) | 68.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 10, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00300) | 66.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00211) | 58.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00219) | 58.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3719 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94369 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037313 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9375 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13097 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396415 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=be6a10afc59f8182b9884d02f9857d547539fe8a x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9375
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9375
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-62.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3719 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94369 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037313 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9375 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13097 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396415 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=be6a10afc59f8182b9884d02f9857d547539fe8a | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9375 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9375 | ||
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-62.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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